Member Guide | December 2020 Powered by You® 3 DECEMBER 2020 Communications Building 1003 Mail Code 6602 Southern Illinois University 1100 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 DECEMBER 2020 • VOL. 40, NO. 6 POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to address shown above. WSIU | WUSI WSEC | WQEC | WMEC WSIU RADIO Listen online WSIU Public Broadcasting HD 8.1, 16.1 HD 14.1, 27.1, 22.1 WSIU 91.9FM at wsiu.org and Interim Executive Director: Jak Tichenor: [email protected] CREATE 8.2, 16.2 CREATE 14.2, 27.2, 22.2 WUSI 90.3FM via the WSIU Associate Director, Finance & Administration: [email protected] WORLD 8.3, 16.3 WORLD 14.3, 27.3, 22.3 WVSI 88.9FM Mobile App! 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The documentary, CLASSIC ALBUMS: JOHN LENNON – PLASTIC ONO BAND, features interviews with Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, bassist Klaus Voormann, along with archival footage and recorded interviews with Lennon. Additional episodes of the series will also be available on PBS Passport, including Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, Fleetwood Mac: Rumours, Carly Simon: No Secrets, The Who: Who’s Next, Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Queen: A Night at the Opera. Ambition knows no bounds, nor does corruption in the political thriller, ROADKILL, written by David Hare and starring Hugh Laurie (House, Veep). Laurie stars as a scheming UK government minister, Peter Laurence, who quickly learns crime may not pay, but politics sure does. All four action-packed episodes are now available for streaming. Explore humanity’s relationship with nature and wildlife, as scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine ways we can restore our planet. The series, AGE OF NATURE, asks whether newfound awareness of nature could bring about a new chapter in the human story. Now streaming in Passport. Photo: Hugh Laurie as Peter Laurence; Credit: Credit: Courtesy of (C) The Forge. Learn more about WSIU PASSPORT and sign up with a one-time annual contribution of $60 (or an ongoing gift of at least $5 a month) at wsiu.org/passport. Already a member? Unlock your PASSPORT benefit online at https://www.pbs.org/passport/lookup or email [email protected] for more information. TELEVISION & RADIO NEWS DECEMBER 2020 4 HOW TO LISTEN | Radio • WSIUNEWS.ORG • WSIU Mobile & NPR One Apps • NPR.ORG • Smart Speakers RADIO NEWS BLOCKS Find us on the dial on 91.9FM Carbondale, 88.9FM Mt. Vernon, 90.3FM Olney, or listen online at news.wsiu.org. Tune in for local news and/or WSIU RADIO features during Morning Edition and BROADCAST SCHEDULE All Things Considered. WSIU 91.9 FM • WUSI 90.3 FM • WVSI 88.9 FM WEEKDAYS SATURDAY SUNDAY LOCAL SPECIALS & SERIES 12am Classical Music 12am The Soul of Jazz 12am Friends of the Blues We hope you’ve been watching the new and improved 4am Morning Edition 2am Café Jazz 1am Blues Before Sunrise InFocus program. Look for new episodes the third Thursday 9am 1 A with Jenn White 5am Inside Classical Guitar 4am Putumayo World Music Hour of each month. Last month’s episode is now available for 11am Fresh Air with (repeat) 5am Inside Europe Terry Gross 6am Planetary Radio 6am Statewide streaming on YouTube, pbs.org and at news.wsiu.org. Scan 12pm Here & Now 6:30 State Week 7am Weekend Edition the QR code below for more episodes. 2pm Think 7am Weekend Edition 9am On the Media (Statewide on Fridays) 9am Wait, Wait... 10am Mountain Stage EPISODE 104: THE GIFT OF GIVING 3pm All Things Considered Don’t Tell Me! 12pm The Splendid Table WUSI/WUSI: 12/17 at 8:30pm (repeats 12/20, 2pm) 6:30 The Daily 10am American Routes 1pm On Being WSEC/WQEC/WMEC: 12/17 at 8pm (12/20, 11am) 7pm Fresh Air (repeat) 12pm Bullseye 2pm Travel with Rick Steves We're celebrating the season a little differently this year. 8pm Classical Music 1pm It’s Been A Minute 3pm TED Radio Hour 2pm This American Life 4pm Weekend All Things Considered Stephine Whiteside talks with residents to learn how 3pm Planetary Radio (repeat) 5pm This American Life they’re creating new traditions to celebrate the holidays 3:30 State Week (repeat) 6pm WoodSongs Old remotely. Follow Mark McDonald to Holiday Card Lane 4pm Weekend All Time Radio Hour where he visits a festive drive-through lights installation. Things Considered 7pm Putumayo World Music Hour Then journey to the Illinois State Museum with Julie Staley 5pm Mountain Stage 8pm Rhythm in Bloom to see what treasures are revealed when they open the 7pm WoodSongs Old Time 9pm Friends of the Blues vault. Finally, learn how you can support the local economy Radio Hour 11pm Dream Farm Radio in your community by shopping local. 8pm American Routes 10pm Rhythm in Bloom 11pm Friends of the Blues INFOCUS 103: ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT 2020 has proven to be altogether different. Journey across the region to THE NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE learn how local government, charitable PUBLIC RADIO IS HERE... organizations, and community groups are responding to the changing needs Listen to NPR on any of these smart speakers: of their communities. InFocus talks with Amazon Alexa • Google Home • Apple Homepod the business community to learn what the public can do to support the local ( ) economy; journey to the Illinois State Use phrases as simple as: DEVICE NAME , Museum to learn about their plans for • Play NPR taking history virtual. We'll also explore • Play [WSIU Radio] the safety considerations to take before • Play [podcast name] you donate items or engage in charitable giving. For more useful phrases and information about your specific smart speaker visit npr.org to learn more. CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH SPECIALS FROM AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA & WSIU ACOUSTIC NATURE HOUR CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE Mon, Dec. 7 at 8pm (repeats 12/22 at 8pm) Thu, Dec. 17 at 8pm Hear from nationally known guitarist Ken Verheecke The choir continues its tradition of great artistry about how he’s inspired by the winter season. We'll with touching arrangements of familiar carols, and also talk to Murphysboro resident Sarah Faye Martin surprises with lesser-known melodies that are fast about what the holidays were like in the late 1960s. becoming the new classics. Photo: Ornament; Credit: Enjoy a heartwarming Christmas story read by Markus Spiske, Unsplash.com. Steeleville Elementary School teacher Carol Mayer. HOLLYWOOD HOLIDAY Sun, Dec. 20 at 7pm CANDLES BURNING BRIGHTLY Lynne Warfel, host of Saturday Cinema, takes you FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS Thu, Dec.